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As he finished the preparation, suddenly a loud explosion was heard; their ship violently leaned sideways, followed by the seawater rise up to the sky and splash into the cabin.
"The enemy ship fires their cannon! The enemy ship fires their cannon!" the sailor on the stern loudly called out. Luckily the cannon missed its target and landed on the water.
Zhao Min beckoned Zhang Wuji and in a low voice said, "We also have cannon!"
Zhang Wuji remembered and immediately rushed to the main deck, ordering the sailors to take away the covers of the cannon and load it with gunpowder and iron cannonball. They lighted the fuse and 'Bang!' the cannonball flew out. These sailors were Zhao Min's warriors in disguise; their martial art skills were not weak, however they knew nothing about artillery or naval battle; the cannonball landed in between two enemy ships. Column of water rose up several 'zhang's to the sky, but the enemy's ships were not even swayed. Fortunately, as the enemy saw that they also have guns, they did not dare to get too close.
Not too long afterwards, the enemy ship fired another round. This time it hit the bow and immediately their ship caught fire. Zhang Wuji busily directed the sailors to draw water to fight the fire. Suddenly he saw the fire had reached one of the upper deck's cabins. With both hands carried two buckets of water, he kicked the cabin door open and splashed the water to extinguish the fire. Amidst the smoke he saw a woman lying on the bed. It was Zhou Zhiruo. She was completely soaked.
Zhang Wuji dropped the buckets and rushed in. "Miss Zhou," he hastily asked, "Are you all right?"
Zhou Zhiruo's head and face was wet; she looked really miserable. She was extremely stunned to suddenly see Zhang Wuji appear. She tried to move her hands, 'clink, clank, clink'. It turned out her hands and feet were shackled in iron chain by Jin Hua Popo. Zhang Wuji rushed to the lower deck cabin to fetch the Yitian Sword and cut away the shackles.
"Zhang Jiaozhu," Zhou Zhiruo said, "You … how come you are here?"
Before Zhang Wuji could reply, the hull suddenly shook violently. Zhou Zhiruo's legs were still weak and she fell into Zhang Wuji's bosom. Zhang Wuji busily reached out to help her up. By the flame light from outside the window Zhang Wuji saw on her pale face two streaks of blush; embellished by little drops of water, she looked so beautiful and elegant, just like narcissus in the morning dew.
Zhang Wuji calmed himself down and said, "Let us go to the lower deck cabin."
Two people barely went out the door when they felt the ship was spinning. Turned out the enemy's cannon just now had not only hit the rudder and smashed it, but killed the helmsman and threw him down the sea as well.
The captain was anxious, he personally loaded the cannon, with the hope of sinking the enemy ship. He kept pouring gunpowder down the gun barrel and packed it solid with an iron rod. Turning around the cannon's mouth, he lighted the fuse. 'Bang!' Suddenly the air around them turned red as the explosion shook the sky, pieces of steel and iron flew everywhere. The cannon exploded and killed the captain and the sailors standing nearby; their flesh and blood scattered everywhere. It was because the captain wanted to utilize the full power of the cannon that he put several times the amount of gunpowder than necessary, so that the cannon exploded instead.
Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo had just stepped onto the deck when they saw the ship was on fire; they withdrew immediately. Looking around Zhang Wuji saw a small boat tied on the port side of the ship. "Miss Zhou," he called out, "Jump to that boat …"
By this time Xiao Zhao, carrying Yin Li, and Xie Xun, carrying Zhao Min, emerged from the lower deck cabin. Turned out the explosion had made a crack on the hull of the ship and the seawater welled up quickly. Zhang Wuji led Xie Xun and Xiao Zhao to the boat. He cut the rope with his sword and 'splash!' the boat fell onto the sea below.
Zhang Wuji jumped out and lightly landed on the boat. He took the pair of oars and started rowing with all his might. By this time, the fire was blazing wild, painting the surface of the sea to a bright red. Zhang Wuji thought he must take the boat as far away as possible from this circle of light. If the Persian Three Emissaries did not see the small boat, they would think that everybody perished in the sea and will no longer pursue them. Xie Xun followed his example by taking out a plank and rowing furiously.
The small boat sailed swiftly on the waves; in a short moment they were outside the circle of light. They heard a series of explosions as the gunpowder on the ship was detonated. The Persian ship did not dare to come close; they stopped to observe afar from quite a distance.
Some of Zhao Min's warriors possessed good water skills; they dove into the sea and swam toward the enemy ship, crying for help. But the Persians shot them with arrows and they died in the sea.
Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun did not dare to slack off. If the Three Emissaries overtook them on land, they would still be able to fight to the death. But now they were in the middle of the boundless ocean; if the enemy ship fired their canon, even if they missed the small boat by several 'zhang's, the wave would surge and the small boat would capsize. Fortunately, these two's internal energy was very profound that they were not exhausted although they rowed for half a night.
Black clouds filled the sky towards dawn and all around them was gray drizzle of thick fog. Zhang Wuji happily said, "If this thick fog stays for half a day, then the enemy will not be able to find us in any way." But towards the afternoon, suddenly a strong wind came followed by a heavy rain.
The small boat was blown southward by the wind. It was the depth of wintertime. Everybody's clothes were soaked. Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun had profound internal energy, so they were all right. But blown by the north wind, Zhou Zhiruo and Xiao Zhao could not restrain their teeth from chattering. Unfortunately, there was nothing on that small boat; nobody could come up with any ideas. Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun had stopped rowing for a while; right now four people removed their eight shoes and used them to scoop the rainwater accumulated on the boat to the sea.
Xie Xun was very happy to finally meet Zhang Wuji; although the present situation of their plight was dangerous, he did not seem to care. He cursed the sky and shouted at the sea, and was busy talking and laughing in the rain. Xiao Zhao was also carefree; she happily accompanied Xie Xun chitchatting. Only Zhou Zhiruo was silent; occasionally her eyes would meet Zhang Wuji's, and she would immediately turn her head around to avoid his gaze.
"Wuji," Xie Xun said, "In the past, while your parents and I were riding on a boat together, we met a violent storm along the way; it was worse than today. Afterwards we were marooned on an iceberg and we had seals as our food. But that time the south wind was blowing, so we were floating to the North Pole's world of ice and snow. Today the north wind is blowing. Could it be that 'Lao Tian Ye' [God, or Heaven] think Xie Xun is not pleasing to the eyes, that He wants to send me to the South Pole's palace of old immortals for another twenty years? Ha ha ha ha …!"
After laughing for a moment he said, "That time your parents were one man and one woman, a talented young man and a beautiful young woman; it was a match made in Heaven. Now you have four beautiful girls with you; what can we do? Ha ha ha ha …!"
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As he finished the preparation, suddenly a loud explosion was heard; their ship violently leaned sideways, followed by the seawater rise up to the sky and splash into the cabin.
"The enemy ship fires their cannon! The enemy ship fires their cannon!" the sailor on the stern loudly called out. Luckily the cannon missed its target and landed on the water.
Zhao Min beckoned Zhang Wuji and in a low voice said, "We also have cannon!"
Zhang Wuji remembered and immediately rushed to the main deck, ordering the sailors to take away the covers of the cannon and load it with gunpowder and iron cannonball. They lighted the fuse and 'Bang!' the cannonball flew out. These sailors were Zhao Min's warriors in disguise; their martial art skills were not weak, however they knew nothing about artillery or naval battle; the cannonball landed in between two enemy ships. Column of water rose up several 'zhang's to the sky, but the enemy's ships were not even swayed. Fortunately, as the enemy saw that they also have guns, they did not dare to get too close.
Not too long afterwards, the enemy ship fired another round. This time it hit the bow and immediately their ship caught fire. Zhang Wuji busily directed the sailors to draw water to fight the fire. Suddenly he saw the fire had reached one of the upper deck's cabins. With both hands carried two buckets of water, he kicked the cabin door open and splashed the water to extinguish the fire. Amidst the smoke he saw a woman lying on the bed. It was Zhou Zhiruo. She was completely soaked.
Zhang Wuji dropped the buckets and rushed in. "Miss Zhou," he hastily asked, "Are you all right?"
Zhou Zhiruo's head and face was wet; she looked really miserable. She was extremely stunned to suddenly see Zhang Wuji appear. She tried to move her hands, 'clink, clank, clink'. It turned out her hands and feet were shackled in iron chain by Jin Hua Popo. Zhang Wuji rushed to the lower deck cabin to fetch the Yitian Sword and cut away the shackles.
"Zhang Jiaozhu," Zhou Zhiruo said, "You … how come you are here?"
Before Zhang Wuji could reply, the hull suddenly shook violently. Zhou Zhiruo's legs were still weak and she fell into Zhang Wuji's bosom. Zhang Wuji busily reached out to help her up. By the flame light from outside the window Zhang Wuji saw on her pale face two streaks of blush; embellished by little drops of water, she looked so beautiful and elegant, just like narcissus in the morning dew.
Zhang Wuji calmed himself down and said, "Let us go to the lower deck cabin."
Two people barely went out the door when they felt the ship was spinning. Turned out the enemy's cannon just now had not only hit the rudder and smashed it, but killed the helmsman and threw him down the sea as well.
The captain was anxious, he personally loaded the cannon, with the hope of sinking the enemy ship. He kept pouring gunpowder down the gun barrel and packed it solid with an iron rod. Turning around the cannon's mouth, he lighted the fuse. 'Bang!' Suddenly the air around them turned red as the explosion shook the sky, pieces of steel and iron flew everywhere. The cannon exploded and killed the captain and the sailors standing nearby; their flesh and blood scattered everywhere. It was because the captain wanted to utilize the full power of the cannon that he put several times the amount of gunpowder than necessary, so that the cannon exploded instead.
Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo had just stepped onto the deck when they saw the ship was on fire; they withdrew immediately. Looking around Zhang Wuji saw a small boat tied on the port side of the ship. "Miss Zhou," he called out, "Jump to that boat …"
By this time Xiao Zhao, carrying Yin Li, and Xie Xun, carrying Zhao Min, emerged from the lower deck cabin. Turned out the explosion had made a crack on the hull of the ship and the seawater welled up quickly. Zhang Wuji led Xie Xun and Xiao Zhao to the boat. He cut the rope with his sword and 'splash!' the boat fell onto the sea below.
Zhang Wuji jumped out and lightly landed on the boat. He took the pair of oars and started rowing with all his might. By this time, the fire was blazing wild, painting the surface of the sea to a bright red. Zhang Wuji thought he must take the boat as far away as possible from this circle of light. If the Persian Three Emissaries did not see the small boat, they would think that everybody perished in the sea and will no longer pursue them. Xie Xun followed his example by taking out a plank and rowing furiously.
The small boat sailed swiftly on the waves; in a short moment they were outside the circle of light. They heard a series of explosions as the gunpowder on the ship was detonated. The Persian ship did not dare to come close; they stopped to observe afar from quite a distance.
Some of Zhao Min's warriors possessed good water skills; they dove into the sea and swam toward the enemy ship, crying for help. But the Persians shot them with arrows and they died in the sea.
Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun did not dare to slack off. If the Three Emissaries overtook them on land, they would still be able to fight to the death. But now they were in the middle of the boundless ocean; if the enemy ship fired their canon, even if they missed the small boat by several 'zhang's, the wave would surge and the small boat would capsize. Fortunately, these two's internal energy was very profound that they were not exhausted although they rowed for half a night.
Black clouds filled the sky towards dawn and all around them was gray drizzle of thick fog. Zhang Wuji happily said, "If this thick fog stays for half a day, then the enemy will not be able to find us in any way." But towards the afternoon, suddenly a strong wind came followed by a heavy rain.
The small boat was blown southward by the wind. It was the depth of wintertime. Everybody's clothes were soaked. Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun had profound internal energy, so they were all right. But blown by the north wind, Zhou Zhiruo and Xiao Zhao could not restrain their teeth from chattering. Unfortunately, there was nothing on that small boat; nobody could come up with any ideas. Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun had stopped rowing for a while; right now four people removed their eight shoes and used them to scoop the rainwater accumulated on the boat to the sea.
Xie Xun was very happy to finally meet Zhang Wuji; although the present situation of their plight was dangerous, he did not seem to care. He cursed the sky and shouted at the sea, and was busy talking and laughing in the rain. Xiao Zhao was also carefree; she happily accompanied Xie Xun chitchatting. Only Zhou Zhiruo was silent; occasionally her eyes would meet Zhang Wuji's, and she would immediately turn her head around to avoid his gaze.
"Wuji," Xie Xun said, "In the past, while your parents and I were riding on a boat together, we met a violent storm along the way; it was worse than today. Afterwards we were marooned on an iceberg and we had seals as our food. But that time the south wind was blowing, so we were floating to the North Pole's world of ice and snow. Today the north wind is blowing. Could it be that 'Lao Tian Ye' [God, or Heaven] think Xie Xun is not pleasing to the eyes, that He wants to send me to the South Pole's palace of old immortals for another twenty years? Ha ha ha ha …!"
After laughing for a moment he said, "That time your parents were one man and one woman, a talented young man and a beautiful young woman; it was a match made in Heaven. Now you have four beautiful girls with you; what can we do? Ha ha ha ha …!"
As he finished the preparation, suddenly a loud explosion was heard; their ship violently leaned sideways, followed by the seawater rise up to the sky and splash into the cabin."The enemy ship fires their cannon! The enemy ship fires their cannon!" the sailor on the stern loudly called out. Luckily the cannon missed its target and landed on the water.Zhao Min beckoned Zhang Wuji and in a low voice said, "We also have cannon!"Zhang Wuji remembered and immediately rushed to the main deck, ordering the sailors to take away the covers of the cannon and load it with gunpowder and iron cannonball. They lighted the fuse and 'Bang!' the cannonball flew out. These sailors were Zhao Min's warriors in disguise; their martial art skills were not weak, however they knew nothing about artillery or naval battle; the cannonball landed in between two enemy ships. Column of water rose up several 'zhang's to the sky, but the enemy's ships were not even swayed. Fortunately, as the enemy saw that they also have guns, they did not dare to get too close.Not too long afterwards, the enemy ship fired another round. This time it hit the bow and immediately their ship caught fire. Zhang Wuji busily directed the sailors to draw water to fight the fire. Suddenly he saw the fire had reached one of the upper deck's cabins. With both hands carried two buckets of water, he kicked the cabin door open and splashed the water to extinguish the fire. Amidst the smoke he saw a woman lying on the bed. It was Zhou Zhiruo. She was completely soaked.Zhang Wuji dropped the buckets and rushed in. "Miss Zhou," he hastily asked, "Are you all right?"Zhou Zhiruo's head and face was wet; she looked really miserable. She was extremely stunned to suddenly see Zhang Wuji appear. She tried to move her hands, 'clink, clank, clink'. It turned out her hands and feet were shackled in iron chain by Jin Hua Popo. Zhang Wuji rushed to the lower deck cabin to fetch the Yitian Sword and cut away the shackles."Zhang Jiaozhu," Zhou Zhiruo said, "You how come you are here?"Before Zhang Wuji could reply, the hull suddenly shook violently. Zhou Zhiruo's legs were still weak and she fell into Zhang Wuji's bosom. Zhang Wuji busily reached out to help her up. By the flame light from outside the window Zhang Wuji saw on her pale face two streaks of blush; embellished by little drops of water, she looked so beautiful and elegant, just like narcissus in the morning dew.Zhang Wuji calmed himself down and said, "Let us go to the lower deck cabin."Two people barely went out the door when they felt the ship was spinning. Turned out the enemy's cannon just now had not only hit the rudder and smashed it, but killed the helmsman and threw him down the sea as well.The captain was anxious, he personally loaded the cannon, with the hope of sinking the enemy ship. He kept pouring gunpowder down the gun barrel and packed it solid with an iron rod. Turning around the cannon's mouth, he lighted the fuse. 'Bang!' Suddenly the air around them turned red as the explosion shook the sky, pieces of steel and iron flew everywhere. The cannon exploded and killed the captain and the sailors standing nearby; their flesh and blood scattered everywhere. It was because the captain wanted to utilize the full power of the cannon that he put several times the amount of gunpowder than necessary, so that the cannon exploded instead.Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo had just stepped onto the deck when they saw the ship was on fire; they withdrew immediately. Looking around Zhang Wuji saw a small boat tied on the port side of the ship. "Miss Zhou," he called out, "Jump to that boat "By this time Xiao Zhao, carrying Yin Li, and Xie Xun, carrying Zhao Min, emerged from the lower deck cabin. Turned out the explosion had made a crack on the hull of the ship and the seawater welled up quickly. Zhang Wuji led Xie Xun and Xiao Zhao to the boat. He cut the rope with his sword and 'splash!' the boat fell onto the sea below.Zhang Wuji jumped out and lightly landed on the boat. He took the pair of oars and started rowing with all his might. By this time, the fire was blazing wild, painting the surface of the sea to a bright red. Zhang Wuji thought he must take the boat as far away as possible from this circle of light. If the Persian Three Emissaries did not see the small boat, they would think that everybody perished in the sea and will no longer pursue them. Xie Xun followed his example by taking out a plank and rowing furiously.The small boat sailed swiftly on the waves; in a short moment they were outside the circle of light. They heard a series of explosions as the gunpowder on the ship was detonated. The Persian ship did not dare to come close; they stopped to observe afar from quite a distance.Some of Zhao Min's warriors possessed good water skills; they dove into the sea and swam toward the enemy ship, crying for help. But the Persians shot them with arrows and they died in the sea.Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun did not dare to slack off. If the Three Emissaries overtook them on land, they would still be able to fight to the death. But now they were in the middle of the boundless ocean; if the enemy ship fired their canon, even if they missed the small boat by several 'zhang's, the wave would surge and the small boat would capsize. Fortunately, these two's internal energy was very profound that they were not exhausted although they rowed for half a night.Black clouds filled the sky towards dawn and all around them was gray drizzle of thick fog. Zhang Wuji happily said, "If this thick fog stays for half a day, then the enemy will not be able to find us in any way." But towards the afternoon, suddenly a strong wind came followed by a heavy rain.The small boat was blown southward by the wind. It was the depth of wintertime. Everybody's clothes were soaked. Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun had profound internal energy, so they were all right. But blown by the north wind, Zhou Zhiruo and Xiao Zhao could not restrain their teeth from chattering. Unfortunately, there was nothing on that small boat; nobody could come up with any ideas. Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun had stopped rowing for a while; right now four people removed their eight shoes and used them to scoop the rainwater accumulated on the boat to the sea.Xie Xun was very happy to finally meet Zhang Wuji; although the present situation of their plight was dangerous, he did not seem to care. He cursed the sky and shouted at the sea, and was busy talking and laughing in the rain. Xiao Zhao was also carefree; she happily accompanied Xie Xun chitchatting. Only Zhou Zhiruo was silent; occasionally her eyes would meet Zhang Wuji's, and she would immediately turn her head around to avoid his gaze."Wuji," Xie Xun said, "In the past, while your parents and I were riding on a boat together, we met a violent storm along the way; it was worse than today. Afterwards we were marooned on an iceberg and we had seals as our food. But that time the south wind was blowing, so we were floating to the North Pole's world of ice and snow. Today the north wind is blowing. Could it be that 'Lao Tian Ye' God, or Heaven think Xie Xun is not pleasing to the eyes, that He wants to send me to the South Pole's palace of old immortals for another twenty years? Ha ha ha ha !"After laughing for a moment he said, "That time your parents were one man and one woman, a talented young man and a beautiful young woman; it was a match made in Heaven. Now you have four beautiful girls with you; what can we do? Ha ha ha ha !"
